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(Credits: Ian Allen)<\/p>\n
Fri 5 December 2025 12:30, UK <\/p>\n
Nick Cave<\/a> has mastered his approach to creativity. Once the wild punk or the volatile addict, he\u2019s now settled into his role as a kind of wise sire or a mage, passing down advice and moving through life with this new sense of calm.<\/p>\n Nothing shows that better than his daily routine, which, when he told it to The Times, does certainly have a Patrick Bateman-esque air to it. \u201cDepending on my mood, I choose one of three dark suits. I always wear a suit, because I have important work to do<\/a> and I\u2019m not going to go to work in a pair of bermudas and bright flip-flops,\u201d he began, setting the tone instantly.<\/p>\n That\u2019s his uniform as he heads out the door to his office, where he works like any other stable, salaried employee, all day, although slightly cooler. \u201cI will smoke and drink tea continuously until 12 o\u2019clock and do one of three things,\u201d he said, \u201cWrite, which means writing or staring into the middle distance; play the piano; or, when I\u2019m really desperate, read other people\u2019s stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n After a break for lunch, he goes back to it, working again until \u201ca small alarm clock goes off at five o\u2019clock. So, on the dot, I desist from all work.\u201d That\u2019s how Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums are born. Despite the breadth and intensity found in the records, they all begin there in that rigid type of work and in Cave\u2019s own distinctive type of perfectionism<\/a>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what makes it so surprising that, actually, the Bad Seeds album he\u2019s found the most enjoyable was one that broke out of that structure \u2013 one he barely touched at all.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was Mick Harvey\u2019s pet project,\u201d he said to Magnet magazine in a conversation about the band\u2019s 2005 release, B-Sides & Rarities. Gathering up over 20 years of unreleased tracks, it was the band\u2019s bassist that took charge here. While Cave continued charging on in his routine, Harvey dug back into the archives.<\/p>\n However, when Cave then got to hear the album, he loved it. \u201cFrom my point of view, it\u2019s probably the most enjoyable Bad Seeds record,\u201d he said. That could come down to the simple fact that Cave essentially put out a new album without doing any work. But it could also come down to the music and how the distance from those songs allowed Cave to enjoy them again.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t even remember doing some of those songs. A lot of the stuff we record, we never play it back. I was in awe of Mick,\u201d he said. It\u2019s baffling that Cave could ever forget or underestimate some of these songs. Not only are there some amazing previously unheard tracks that move through years of Cave\u2019s lyrical style<\/a>, but there are also some great demo versions, acoustic takes or alternate attempts at hits, putting songs like \u2018Deanna\u2019 or \u2018The Mercy Seat\u2019 into a different context.<\/p>\n Recalling fondly, Cave said, \u201cThat\u2019s a great record. That was something that arrived on my doorstep pretty much complete.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Related Topics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credits: Ian Allen) Fri 5 December 2025 12:30, UK Nick Cave has mastered his approach to creativity. 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